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Bridal Season is here and CVLUX has the beauty tips you need to make it down that aisle, feeling beautiful! Here are our timeless beauty trends for all 2016 brides-to-be. CVLUX predicts bright, glowing skin, pink lips, soft and smoky eyes, laid back hairstyles, neutral nails and whimsical braids.
NAILS Once you have the main necessities locked down, like your dress, hair and makeup, it’s time to sit back, relax and book that mani/pedi appointment. This season, it’s all about the neutral tones. Whether you’re the bride, bridesmaid or simply a guest at the wedding, having a fresh manicure and pedicure is essential. No matter what color or pattern your dress is, neutral tones like Ani Michele’s Wedding Planner or Crème De La Crème will keep you perfectly covered on your special day.
MAKEUP Keeping it natural and naked is the most classic wedding makeup style. This is a look most often popular for brides having beach or outside weddings. According to celebrity makeup artist, Spencer Barnes, a common wedding makeup request is giving brides’ skin a dewy look. Barnes suggests achieving this natural, radiant and polished face by using a highlighter and a setting spray. Barnes recommends Benefit’s Dandelion Shy Beam to attain that natural glow, and adding NYX Makeup Setting Spray so that makeup stays put and maintains a fresh look throughout the day. Makeup with a bold statement is traditional and always stands the test of trends. This makeup style is quite the opposite of the Natural/Naked look. Bold eyes and strong, defined lips are great for an evening wedding. Barnes encourages using a pink or coral lip tone that works well with your skin color while working that traditional bold makeup. This will add a bit of romance to the smoky eye, luxurious lash and bold brow look.
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HAIR Weddings take the cake when it comes to big “hair moments,” and women are willing to go to great lengths to ensure their hair looks picture perfect beneath their veils. After all, this is a one-shot opportunity to make the most glorious bridal entrance ever. In fact, according to a recent national survey conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of national hair brand, Joico, over 70% of American women agree, the biggest “hair moment” of a woman’s life is her wedding. CVLUX is bringing you two trends that are unstoppable and timeless when it comes to wedding hair for 2016, and bridal seasons to come. According to celebrity hair stylist, Mika Fowler, “allow to do hair” is on trend. Undone updos and free-flowing locks are easy to manage, effortless, and allow the bride to focus on what’s important on her special day. These looks are clean, uncomplicated and fashionable. Allowing your hair to do what is does is a sexy alternative to the traditional bun or curly locks. Fowler recommends the bride begins with a hairstyle she loves, whether that’s a classic twist or leaving her hair down and flowy. To give your hair some extra texture, either tease or add waves before pulling it back, Fowler says. Allow strands to hang loosely and frame the face gracefully with a gorgeous, unforced feel. Fowler uses KuscoMurphy Lavender Hair Crème on damp hair before being blown out to encourage curl or waviness; the flexibility of your hair will enhance naturally. Using a small quantity on the ends is the way to pull off the most texture. Braids have made a big statement since the beginning of 2016. Some of the hottest bridal designers are pairing their runway looks with braid trends this year. From face-framing halos to elaborate intertwined updos, braids definitely make a statement. Celebrity stylist, Castillo, who gives Ruby Rose jaw-dropping braids, recommends a totally romantic style braid with an up-do, laying braids, with face-framing loose strands, a loose, windswept fishtail braid. Castillo recommends using Oribe’s Superfine Strong Hair Spray, locking in must-hold styles with lustrous, natural shine.
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arya Khalil, CEO and President of VI Aesthetics gets married! VI Aesthetics are the creators of the FIRST and Only Completely Painless Peel. For over a decade, world-renowned doctors like Jason Emers, Garth Fisher and Sonia Batra who treat A-list patients have all turned to the VI Peel. For years women have prepared for the perfect wedding skin by visiting their local dermatologists and asking for a peel to brighten, enhance and perfect their existing skin condition. The VI Peel was first created by doctor to the stars, Dr. Abdala Khalil. He created the peel for his daughter, Marya, in the hopes of clearing her teenage acne. Now the little girl who he created it for is running the company. After her father’s passing three years ago, Marya stepped up to take on her father’s legacy. Marya Khalil married producer, Dylan Otto, at the historic Vizcaya in Miami. Their three-day wedding was magical, with a Cuban Romantic theme. Everything was perfect for the VI Peel queen, with natural and romantic floral designs consisting of garden roses, ranunculus, and white peonies with seeded eucalyptus. The ceremony and reception were decorated in creamy whites and soft neutral tones of ivory and almond blush throughout. At the reception a three-tier wedding cake awaited the couple in a glowing tent, just off the water. A flower wall and cigar roller gave guests a good time while dancing under the stars. Guests feasted on bites made with an incorporation of Lebanese and Jewish flavors, which celebrated both Khalil and Otto’s cultural heritage. Khalil’s mother is Cuban and her father was Lebanese. The groom’s family is Jewish, so the menu included bites such as “Matzo Ball Soup shots,” “Mini Reubens with half sour pickle garnish,” and “Potato Latkes with caramelized pork belly and Siracha,” to name a few.
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Love Struck AN INTERVIEW WITH KAITLIN DOUBLEDAY Features Editor Logan Guntzelman Photographed by Jim Jordan
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s we move from spring into summer, Empire actress, Kaitlin Doubleday, has a hot tip: “Put your clothing on the hangers backwards; when you wear it, put the hanger the other way. If it stays backwards for a year you know you won’t wear it and you can throw it away.”
She can’t take full credit for the idea; she read it in Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Art of Tidying Up. Well, okay, she googled it — she hasn’t read Kondo’s book yet, but she’s planning to. In her defense, she’s been pretty busy. Over 15 million viewers tune in to watch her play Rhonda Lyon on Fox’s Empire. She lives in Chicago for most of the year filming the musical drama, and she’s been planning a summer wedding for the past few months. In fact, by the time this interview is published, she will have married DJ Devin Lucien in a beautiful ceremony along California’s Central Coast. Kaitlin certainly has a lot on her plate, but she’s used to it; she’s been working hard for a pretty long time. An LA-native, Kaitlin was born into a family of actors. Her father, Franklin Doubleday, was cast as the villain in various ‘80s action movies like Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York. Her mother, Christina Hart, started as an actress and has now directed over 50 plays. Her sister, Portia Doubleday, is on the USA drama, Mr. Robot. Now Kaitlin and her family turn to each other when preparing for a role. “We work with each other, run lines, ask for advice. Well, my parents don’t ask us … we ask them. They’ve been doing it 30 years longer than I have.” Even though they made their living performing, Kaitlin’s family was less-than-thrilled when Kaitlin first admitted her ambition to join the family business. “They definitely were like, ‘Really? I don’t know if you want to do that.’ It’s hard, especially to have children … I always thought I would go into another career.” But after a visit to the Music Academy at Hamilton High School “blew her away,” Kaitlin decided to try it. The school’s drama department really put their all into its productions, showcasing the students-slash-performers and supporting their growing talent. “The shows were really high quality, unparalleled in any other school,” says Kaitlin, and Hamilton’s notable alums can certainly speak to that; Kaitlin was classmates with Master of Sex’s Lizzy Caplan, Mission: Impossible’s Paula Patton, and Into the Wild’s Emile Hirsch, to name a few. “Once I got on stage I was like ‘oh I guess this is where I have to be now,’” Doubleday remembers. But it would take a lot of steps and soul-searching to embrace her ambitions. Kaitlin’s obvious talent secured her an agent in her teens (something she calls a “weird, miracle experience”). But she was worried that she should focus her efforts on applying to college.
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“I got an agent at a show I was doing in high school … still, I thought I was going to go to [college]. I didn’t know if I was for sure going to major in theater.” Kaitlin started applying to colleges on the East Coast, because, “I felt like in another life I grew up in New York.” But Hollywood was insistent on keeping one of its own. Kaitlin was given a small role in Steven Spielberg’s 2002 biographical crime dramedy Catch Me If You Can, which gave her momentum and thrust some more acting opportunities into her lap. “I loved auditioning, I loved the work. I didn’t want to graduate with loans and get a new agent at 22.” So Kaitlin continued to audition, travelled in her free time, and “forgave [herself] for not going to college.” Choosing not to go to school didn’t mean foregoing learning experiences. “I backpacked through Thailand, India, and Peru, one month in each,” Kaitlin remembers, describing the life-changing trip as filled with “happygo-lucky, sweet, open” locals. She visited family in London, taking in a bustling city after experiencing the wildness of foot travel. She studied acting with famed coach, Gregory Berger-Sobeck, a faculty member at the Yale School of Drama. She describes him as her mentor. Meanwhile, the roles kept coming. She was in the 2005 comedy Waiting… starring soon-to-be-internationallyknown heartthrob, Ryan Reynolds. Her performance as sexually-adventurous Logan Lewis on HBO’s Hung ended up sowing the seeds for her current and most notable role. “She was overly sexual and very comfortable in her own skin, and I’m more shy,” Doubleday comments. “I feel like after playing her … she was completely forward, over the top, made no apologies, powerful, used her sexuality. I feel like I use that girl when I’m playing a powerful woman, which I feel Rhonda is.” If you haven’t been paying much attention to your television lately, the “Rhonda” Kaitlin is referring to is Rhonda Lyon, one of the main characters on Fox’s runaway hit, Empire. Kaitlin’s character is the wife of Andre Lyon, the eldest son in a music mogul family secretly suffering from bipolar disorder. The show is part musical, part soap opera, and full of commentary on racial stereotypes in both the music industry and American society at large. So, how did Kaitlin get in the running to be part of it? Her answer is refreshingly simple.
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“I just auditioned, just like any other show,” she says. “It came across my email and I thought ‘wow’ because of the people involved.” The “people” she is referring to is a very long, very exciting list. The show was created by Lee Daniels, director of the Oscar-winning film, Precious, and Danny Strong, who is known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls. Empire stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, but it wasn’t all these credits that grabbed Kaitlin Doubleday’s attention. “When Timbaland was doing the music, that floored me; I grew up on Timbaland. He made all of the Justin Timberlake beats, Aaliyah, all the ‘90s stuff everyone was dancing to. You can never predict what show is gonna be a success. A million shows you read and think, ‘well this is gonna be huge, everybody’s gonna be obsessed with this,’ and it never sees the light of day. But with Empire I thought, ‘this has to have a life somewhere.’” In speaking with Kaitlin, it’s clear that she really follows her gut. Most of her peers were going off to college, but she decided not to. Even though she was attracted to a life on the East Coast, she loved auditioning and getting work, so she stuck it out on the West. And while a lot of components of Empire might have seemed improbable to someone else, Kaitlin could see a future for the show. And this living-by-intuition gal shows no signs of slowing down. She’s embracing every unexpected turn on Empire. “I didn’t think Rhonda would get pregnant,” she says, “It was fun having a pregnant belly.” And she’s pretty sure she’s taking on a first for the Empire cast. “I feel like I’m the first one to get married in a traditional wedding sort of way.” The May 6th wedding was held at the Ventana Inn and Spa in Big Sur, with a party afterwards where Kaitlin (following her gut again!) swapped her wedding dress for a shorter number, complete with Adidas sneakers. “‘Surround yourself with what you love,’ is what that book says,” Kaitlin recalls, revisiting The LifeChanging Art of Tidying Up as we finish our interview. “It makes for a more comfortable existence.” After hearing about Kaitlin’s life, I think she might be onto something.
Happily Ever After THE WEDDING OF COURTNEY GOLDMAN TO BRADLEY SMITTCAMP
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he much anticipated wedding of Courtney Goldman to Bradley Smittcamp was held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church. This couple’s whirlwind romance can only be described as something from a fairytale, so it was no surprise that the day they joined as husband and wife would be just as perfect. “We wanted to create a memorable event for our families and guests,” explains Courtney. “We wanted to work with people who could create a beautiful and unforgettable evening for us and our guests.” Courtney and Brad’s vision for their special day was simple. In their words, what they wanted most was, “to make the event magical.” Specifically working with a list of people the couple admired was of major importance in the manifestation of the couple’s vision of their day. This list included expert professionals and artists, some of whom were family friends, including Kristan O’Neill of Wildflower Designs and Susan VangXiong of Circle of Events (event planners), Reverie VP (photography), Kara Anne Paper (stationary), Judy Gentile Gaither of Gentile’s Flower Basket (floral design), Pardinis’s Catering (food) and Jean-Charles Boisset (wine and champagne) and many more.
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“We wanted to create a memorable event for our families and guests.”
The couple’s choices proved discerning; from the elegant ceremony in one of Fresno’s most beautiful churches, First Presbyterian, to the reception that was truly decadent and took place on the gorgeous grounds of Brad’s family estate, the couple created something breathtaking. All fairytales have a beginning, though, that forms the background of the story. Courtney and Brad’s story began in Fresno, where both the bride and groom were raised in well-respected families in the community, and knew one another socially. The night they met was at one of North Fresno’s favorite restaurants, FIVE. Both Courtney and Brad were single at the time, and Courtney was out with some friends, when they were reacquainted. “We knew we knew [one another] and when I saw Brad [that night], I knew I just needed to get to know him!” Courtney recalls. They didn’t stop wanting to see one another and began a sweet courtship. Soon the couple confessed their love to one another, and they began to talk about the possibility of marriage. “Bradley proposed on August 9, 2015 on a family vacation to Aptos, California,” Courtney remembers fondly of the defining night in their love story. “It was a special moment surrounded by our families.” “Courtney and Bradley are the perfect combination for each other,” said Catherine McDonnell, Courtney’s Maid of Honor. “They balance each other perfectly, bring harmony to each other’s lives, push each other in the right ways and make each other even better people (if that’s even possible). The way they love each other is admirable, refreshing and beautiful.” When the wedding day finally arrived, it was a beautiful April morning. Many young girls imagine their wedding day like something out of a storybook, and part of that is “looking like a princess,” but when Courtney was ready for her wedding, she didn’t have to imagine. When Brad and Courtney shared their “first look,” the moment when
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he first caught a glimpse of his bride in her finery, with the wedding party, their closest and dearest friends, watching from a balcony above, the bride looked every bit a princess. Courtney’s natural beauty and elegance was enhanced by a dress designed by Oscar De La Renta. Courtney saw the dress in the Spring 2016 runway show and fell immediately in love. “When I attended the trunk show for the Spring 2016 collection it was the first dress I tried on,” Courtney says, and it is no wonder since she is as style-savvy as she is charming. Peeking out from under her gown was her “something blue:” Manolo Blahnik’s that she spotted shoe shopping with her Maid of Honor in New York. It was love at first sight for the bride, and the shoes made a striking statement while still evoking nostalgic “slippers” on the feet of a long-ago princess. With her “something blue” ready for the wedding day, Courtney assembled the traditional “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” details with care. “My ‘something old’ was my grandmother’s handkerchief that my mother-in-law embroidered with my monogram. My ‘something new’ was my diamond and pearl earrings, a gift from my parents. My ‘something borrowed’ was my mother’s diamond bracelet. My ‘something blue’ was my shoes!” Courtney says, and adds, “Both Brad and I had something blue for our wedding day! His was a signet ring that was given to him by me as a wedding present.” We asked Courtney what stood out most on her wedding day, and her response reveals her and Brad’s connection and love for their family. First she describes that “first look” she shared with Brad in his parents’ garden, while the wedding party celebrated on the balcony overhead. Next she remembers: “When they pronounced us husband and wife the church bells rang when we kissed, and as the Bach Children’s Choir sang ‘Going to The Chapel’ while we walked down the aisle.”
Lastly she recalled the fun tradition in Brad’s family that was continued by Brad’s cousins performing a choreographed dance to a medley of songs. The couple didn’t know what the songs would be, and were surprised when they performed. “They were fantastic!” raves Courtney. Amidst the decadent swaths of white fabric, candle-lit tables dripping with lush floral arrangements, music and delicious food, the bride and groom made an intentional effort to greet and connect with each guest. So many details were artfully rendered to the couple’s specifications and executed so professionally, the couple says they were able to enjoy the people they love. Not only that, the couple made several choices that weren’t just beautiful, but also meaningful. “We wanted to honor [our families] by using a cake topper that Brad’s maternal grandparent’s used on their wedding cake in 1948,” explains Courtney, “and we were thrilled to have our reception at Brad’s paternal grandparent’s home. Even though they are no longer with us, it was so special to have the reception on the property.” Breathtaking, romantic and truly one-of-a-kind, this special day will forever remain in the minds of their guests, family and of course with each other.
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